Chris,
I think your sense of politcal correctness has gotten the best of you.
While the title might, under very specific cirumstances, perhaps be
misunderstood as offensive (by old dogs :-)) ), for most readers it
refers to a pretty common turn of phrase.
regards,
Rafal Rohozinski
"Young Turk one day, Old Turkey the next"
-- Opps :-(( .. non PC again
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> Christopher Simpson
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> Subject: IREX trade conference calls Chinese "dogs"
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> Friends --
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> I thought those interested in US/Asian relations would be interested
> in this notice from IREX, a US-government funded organization dedicated to
> academic exchange with China, the CIS and Eastern Europe.
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> What is particularly interesting is that the organization and
> academics involved present themselves as world class experts on
> international relations. Personally, I recall that it was not all that long
> ago that signs reading "No Dogs or Chinese" were posted in Shanghai Parks.
> I found the conference plan a remarkably crude example of cultural myopia
> and worthy of protest, so I wrote a letter to the conference organizers. I
> could understand a "cute" but insulting title on US China trade coming
> from, say, a group of high school students due to their immaturity -- it
> would be stupid, but understandable. In this case, IREX cannot plead
> immaturity. Personally, I feel the scholars involved should decline to
> participate, though it remains to be seen if they have the backbone to do
> so.
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> Chris Simpson
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> The Human Factor of Chinese Enterprise Reform:Can Old Dogs Learn New
> Tricks?
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> Twenty years of economic reform has resulted in a dramatic improvement in
> the standard of living for
> many of China's 1.2 billion people. But success has come at a significant
> price. As China struggles to find the proper balance between growth and
> quality of life, it is also facing serious internal domestic economic
> challenges. With Zhu Rongji?s upcoming visit, we are reminded that reform
> cannot move forward unless China finds a way to release itself from the
> burden of subsidizing more than 300,000 of its state-owned enterprises,
> most of which are losing money. Making the necessary reforms, however,
> involves threatening the livelihood of nearly 100 million urban workers
> whose medical, welfare, and pension benefits are tied to these enterprises.
>
> In many senses, the Chinese manager can be viewed as the engine driving
> these reforms. Although
> resourceful and resilient, training and reengineering of management in
> these enterprises will play a crucial role in surmounting these challenges
> in today?s knowledge-based economy. Can today?s managers be taught the
> necessary skills to survive in this climate?
>
> The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) invites you to a
> roundtable discussion marking the completion of IREX Resident Fellow Wang
> Zhiping?s research on the American experience retraining and reengineering
> managers to meet the challenges of corporate downsizing caused by global
> competition.
>
> - What are the forces shaping the reform of state-owned enterprises in
> China?
> - What is currently happening in China in terms of management training for
> enterprise reform?
> - Are there lessons to be learned from the American or Shanghai experience?
> - Is there such a thing as reengineering with Chinese characteristics?
>
> Come join us in a search for the answers to these and other questions.
>
> Moderator:
>
> Mark Groombridge
> Associate Director for Asia Programs, American Enterprise Institute
>
> Speakers:
>
> Wang Zhiping
> IREX Chinese Resident Scholar and President of the Managers and
> Administrators Training
> Center of the Shanghai Textile Holding Corporation (STHC)
>
> Susan Pearson
> Associate Professor, Department of Government & Politics, University of
> Maryland
>
> Erik K. Winslow
> Chairman, Management Science Department, George Washington University
>
> Ying Lowery
> Visiting Professor, Economics Department, The George Washington University
>
> When:
> April 15, 1999, 2:00 ? 4:00 pm
>
> Where:
> IREX (first floor conference room)
> 1616 H Street, NW
> Washington, DC 20006
>
> Seating is limited, RSVP?s are required. Please respond by phone: (202)
> 942-2174, fax: (202) 637-9684, or e-mail: <[log in to unmask]>, and be sure
> to include your name, title, institution, phone
> number, fax number, and e-mail address.
>
> This event is funded by the Starr Foundation through the China Resident
> Fellows Program.
>
> To learn more about the China Resident Fellows Program visit the IREX web
> site at http://www.irex.org/programs/crsp/
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